Dear friends – who are bubbly on the outside but always feel alone inside
- Kim Dung
- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 14, 2022
I write this post not to give advice, preach or tell you that… if you feel sad, cheer up. I just want to write pieces of thoughts that come to my mind about my loved ones’ loneliness.
In a Dharma talk, a boy asked the monks that he had lots of friend in society, he also had many best friends to confide in and tell them his day-to-day stories. But whenever he came home, faced himself, he felt somewhat lost in his own life.
“Loneliness – the young people’s sickness of the century”, at that time (about 2 years ago), when I heard what the monk said, I felt so puzzled, it’s common to catch the flu or something like that, but no one catches lonely sickness. But currently, I have had enough time to think more, suddenly whatever needs to appear just appears on my mind without me having to lay my hands on my forehead to think.
I remember during the Dharma talk, one of the monks shared with him and everyone how to comfort themselves, not anything abstract, but you only had to practice each small step day by day and mindfulness in your eating, sleeping, breathing, walking, etc. Beside that, families and friends also should often check up on each other, give them simple act of care but sometimes you can save them from the hard time in their lives.
These days, I frequently offer, if you need help, just tell or text me, if you are struggling with anything, just share, if one day you feel empty, don’t hesitate to cry with me. I have no idea how to console your soul, I just know, I can give 100% listening to your stories.
That’s all I would like to send to you!
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